Universal redemption of mankind, by the Lord Jesus Christ stated and cleared by the…

The 2d. Argument is from those words [there remaineth no more Sacrifice for sins, but, &c.] Here the Apostle proveth the uncurableness and desperateness of their Case, in that there remaineth no more Sacrifice: And this is proper to them when they are Apostates. Now if there were never any Sacrifice for their Sins, then this reason will prove their case no more desperate since their Apostasy than before; nor will it prove the Case of Apostates any more desperate than the Case of all wicked Men for whom Christ died not. But that is contrary to the Text. It is either their own sin or the Elects sin, or some other Mens for whom the Apostle saith, there remaineth no more Sacrifice. If other Mens, then that proves not their ⟨p. 335⟩case any more desperate than it was: For a Sacrifice for other Mens sins hinders not their Case from being desperate before: Besides, it is no loss to them to lose the Hopes of Life by such a Sacrifice: For they could be no hopes. But it is mentioned here as their loss, and the sad consequent of their Apostasy. If 100 Soldiers be taken Prisoners by the Enemy, and their former Prince shall Redeem 50 of them by a Ransom, and when he hath done shall send to all the 100 to come to him, and be true Soldiers again; and hereupon they all come (though not all alike affected to him) and he tells them all [if ever you sleep on your watch and so be taken by the Enemy again, or if you forsake my Colours and perfidiously turn to the Enemy, there remains no more Ransom for you,] would not any Man wonder both how the 50 not ransomed should come out of Prison at all? Or why the Prince should tell them, There remained no more Ransom for them when they were never ransomed at all? Doubtless the Holy Ghost doth not pronounce these Apostates to be therefore miserable, because there remained no more Sacrifice for other Mens sins: As if you should say to a man in a Consumption, There is now no hope of your Life, because the Physician hath given one effectual Receipt to your sick Neighbour, and will give him no more.

The 2d. Argument is from those words [there remaineth no more Sacrifice for sins, but, &c.] Here the Apostle proveth the uncurableness and desperateness of their Case, in that there remaineth no more Sacrifice: And this is proper to them when they are Apostates. Now if there were never any Sacrifice for their Sins, then this reason will prove their case no more desperate since their Apostacy than before; nor will it prove the Case of Apostates any more desperate than the Case of all wicked Men for whom Christ died not. But that is contrary to the Text. It is either their own sin or the Elects sin, or some other Mens for whom the Apostle saith, there remaineth no more Sacrifice. If other Mens, then that proves not their